1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. Because of my powerful hand, he will let the people of Israel go. Because of my mighty hand, he will drive them out of his country.”
2God continued, “I am the Lord. 3I appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as the Mighty God. But I did not show them the full meaning of my name, The Lord. 4I also made my covenant with them. I promised to give them the land of Canaan. That is where they lived as outsiders. 5Also, I have heard the groans of the Israelites. The Egyptians are keeping them as slaves. But I have remembered my covenant.
6“So tell the people of Israel, ‘I am the Lord. I will throw off the heavy load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. I will set you free from being slaves to them. I will reach out my arm and save you with mighty acts when I judge Egypt. 7I will take you to be my own people. I will be your God. I throw off the load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God. 8I will bring you to the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I lifted up my hand and promised it to them. The land will belong to you. I am the Lord.’ ”
9Moses reported these things to the Israelites. But they didn’t listen to him. That’s because they had lost all hope and had to work very hard.
10Then the Lord said to Moses, 11“Go. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel leave his country.”
12But Moses said to the Lord, “The people won’t listen to me. So why would Pharaoh listen to me? After all, I don’t speak very well.”
The Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13The Lord had spoken to Moses and Aaron. He had talked with them about the Israelites and about Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He had commanded Moses and Aaron to bring the people of Israel out of Egypt.
14Here were the leaders of the family groups of Reuben, Simeon and Levi.
Reuben was the oldest son of Israel. Reuben’s sons were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
These were the family groups of Reuben.
15The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul. Shaul was the son of a woman from Canaan.
These were the family groups of Simeon.
16Here are the names of the sons of Levi written in their family record. They were
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Levi lived for 137 years.
17The sons of Gershon, by their family groups, were
Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Kohath lived for 133 years.
19The sons of Merari were
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the family groups of Levi written in their family record.
20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed. Aaron and Moses were members of Amram’s family line.
Amram lived for 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar were
Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22The sons of Uzziel were
Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon. She had Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar by Aaron.
24The sons of Korah were
Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph.
These were the family groups of Korah.
25Eleazar, the son of Aaron, married one of the daughters of Putiel. She had Phinehas by Eleazar.
These are the leaders of the families of Levi. Their names are written in their family records.
26The Lord had spoken to this same Aaron and Moses. He had told them, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.” 27They spoke to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, about bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt. It was this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron Speaks for Moses
28The Lord had spoken to Moses in Egypt. 29He had told him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, everything I tell you.”
30But Moses said to the Lord, “I don’t speak very well. So why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
上帝應許拯救以色列人
1耶和華對摩西說：「你就要看見我怎樣用大能的手對付法老，那時他會讓以色列人走，甚至把他們趕出埃及！」 2上帝又對摩西說：「我是耶和華， 3我曾以全能上帝的身份向亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各顯現，但沒有讓他們知道我的名字是耶和華。 4我向他們堅守所立的約，要把他們寄居的迦南賜給他們。 5我已聽見以色列人因受埃及人的奴役而發出的呼求，也想起了我的約。 6所以，你要轉告以色列人說，『我是耶和華。我要伸出臂膀重重地懲罰埃及，救贖你們脫離埃及人的轄制，脫離他們的奴役。 7我要接納你們做我的子民，我要做你們的上帝。這樣，你們就知道我是你們的上帝耶和華，曾救你們脫離埃及人的轄制。 8我必帶領你們進入我舉手起誓要給亞伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的那片土地，把它賜給你們作產業。我是耶和華。』」
9摩西把這番話轉告百姓，可是他們因為殘酷的勞役無比沮喪，不肯聽他的話。 10耶和華對摩西說： 11「你再去見法老，要他讓以色列人離開他的土地。」 12摩西卻說：「以色列人都不聽我的話，法老又怎麼肯聽我這拙口笨舌的人呢？」 13耶和華吩咐摩西和亞倫回到以色列人和法老那裡，要他們領以色列人離開埃及。
摩西和亞倫的族譜
14以下是以色列各宗族族長的名字：
以色列長子呂便的兒子是哈諾、法路、希斯崙和迦米。這些是呂便的宗族。
15西緬的兒子是耶姆利、雅憫、阿轄、雅斤、瑣轄和掃羅，掃羅的母親是迦南人。這些是西緬的各宗族。
16利未的兒子依次是革順、哥轄和米拉利，利未享年一百三十七歲。 17革順的兒子是立尼和示每，二人各成宗族。 18哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯崙和烏薛，哥轄享年一百三十三歲。 19米拉利的兒子是抹利和姆示。這些是利未的各宗族。 20暗蘭娶了他父親的妹妹約基別，生了亞倫和摩西，暗蘭享年一百三十七歲。 21哥轄另一個兒子以斯哈生了可拉、尼斐和細基利。 22烏薛的兒子是米沙利、以利撒反和西提利。 23亞倫與亞米拿達的女兒、拿順的妹妹以利沙巴結婚，生了拿答、亞比戶、以利亞撒和以他瑪。 24可拉的兒子是亞惜、以利加拿和亞比亞撒，這些是可拉的各宗族。 25亞倫的兒子以利亞撒與普鐵的一個女兒結婚，生了非尼哈。以上是利未各宗族的族長。
26正是亞倫和摩西受耶和華之命，要按以色列人的宗族支派把他們帶出埃及。 27也是這二人要求埃及王法老讓他們把以色列人帶出埃及。 28那時，耶和華曾經在埃及對摩西說： 29「我是耶和華，你要把我吩咐你的一切話告訴埃及王法老。」 30摩西卻對耶和華說：「你看，我拙口笨舌，法老怎肯聽我的話？」
